14 DAY ADVENTURE SELOUS GAME RESERVE

Day 1: Travel from Manyara to Arusha
You are met in the early afternoon by your guide and leave Arusha for the start of your safari.

You are taken to the Manyara Serena lodge (approx 3hr15min), where you check in and have some time to relax before dinner.

Accommodation
Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge

'Boma' style rondavels on the edge of the Mto Wa Mbu escarpment, with views of Tanzania's Lake Manyara.

Days 2-3: Explore the Serengeti Plains
After a leisurely breakfast you can enjoy a morning game drive in the Lake Manyara National Park, before enjoying lunch back at the Manyara Serena Lodge and later making your way to the Serengeti (approx 4hr).

An exciting few days of game viewing await you and there are sure to be plenty of excellent photo opportunities in the jewel in the crown of Tanzania's parks. In the evenings you have dinner back at the Serengeti Sopa Lodge.

Accommodation
Serengeti Sopa Lodge

Rustic safari lodge situated in the Nyarboro Hills of Tanzania's Serengeti National Park.

Day 4: Discover the Ngorongoro Crater
Today you leave the Serengeti. You go for a game drive on your way out of the park and then on an excursion to Olduvai Gorge, thought by many to be the cradle of humanity.

Here you can see a cast of footprints made over 3 million years ago. After a picnic lunch you continue on to Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge in time to freshen up and settle in before dinner (total driving time approx 3hr).

Accommodation
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

Stylish standard safari lodge situated in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania.

Day 5: Visit a Local Maasai Village
In the morning you enjoy an exciting crater tour. The wildlife is incredible and you will see why Ngorongoro is often referred to as the world's largest wildlife zoo.

Lunch is served back at the lodge before an exciting afternoon visit to a local Maasai village.

Accommodation
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

Stylish standard safari lodge situated in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania.

Day 6: See the Elephant in Tarangire
Today you travel to Tarangire National Park where you will have lunch at the Tarangire Sopa Lodge.

In the afternoon you can enjoy a game drive in the reserve, home to thousands of elephant, large herds of antelope and an incredible diversity of birdlife.

Accommodation
Tarangire Sopa Lodge

Standard safari lodge set between Tarangire River and Tarangire Hill, in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania.

Day 7: Fly into Scenic Selous
Drive to Arusha with a picnic lunch en route. Here you board your flight to the Selous Game Reserve.

You are met at the airstrip by your ranger and transferred to the Selous Riverside Camp. Here you are accommodated in a double tent on the banks of the river.

Accommodation
Selous Riverside Safari Camp

A luxury tented camp located on the banks of the Rufiji River in southern Tanzania.

Days 8-9: Explore the Largest Reserve in Africa
Activities are aplenty in the Selous, the largest game reserve in Africa. Choose between a walking safari, a traditional game drive in an open vehicle or a gentle cruise along the river.

Accommodation
Selous Riverside Safari Camp

A luxury tented camp located on the banks of the Rufiji River in southern Tanzania.

Day 10: Fly to Zanzibar
After your morning safari activity you are transferred back to the airstrip for your flight to Zanzibar. On arrival you'll be transferred to Tembo House Hotel for one night on a bed and breakfast basis.

Spend the remainder of your day exploring the fascinating coral city of Stone Town. This is also the best place for you to buy curios and mementos to take home.

Accommodation
Tembo House Hotel

Tembo House Hotel is a picturesque standard hotel situated on the Stone Town seafront of Zanzibar Island.

Day 11-13: Laze on the Zanzibar Beaches
Transfer to Mapenzi Beach Club for 3 nights in a garden-view room. Spend your days lazing on the perfect white beaches or swimming in the warm turquoise water.

Zanzibar is renowned for its incredible diving, and the Planhotel Mapenzi Beach Club has a variety of non-motorised watersports for you to choose from.

Accommodation
Sandies Mapenzi Beach Club

Standard beach resort situated on the east coast of Zanzibar Island, 45km from Stone Town.

Day 14: Say Goodbye to the Spice Island
Today you say goodbye to this magical island as you transfer to Zanzibar Airport for your onward travel arrangements